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Prospect Tower is a folly tower located approximately 230 metres south of King's School in Somerset. The structure dates to the eighteenth century and was constructed as an ornamental prospect tower, a type of building designed to provide views across the surrounding landscape whilst serving as a decorative architectural feature within estates of the period. The tower exemplifies the romantic aesthetic preferences of Georgian landowners who incorporated such structures into their grounds. As a listed ancient monument, it represents a significant example of eighteenth-century landscape design and architectural fashion in the region.
Prospect tower 230m south of King's School is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019895. View the official record →
Prospect Tower is a folly tower located approximately 230 metres south of King's School in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019895.
Prospect tower 230m south of King's School is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1019895.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Augustinian priory, later abbey and associated pillow mound, at King's School (0.1 km), The Packhorse Bridge 100m north west of the Church of St Mary (0.4 km), Medieval bridge 100m south west of Wyke House (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Prospect tower 230m south of King's School's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Prospect tower 230m south of King's School stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.